Episode 3 season 2 with Lisa Lachri

This Crafty Life Live - Season 2, Episode 3!!!

With Maymay Helms and Melody Lane
August 29, 2016 at 12 Noon Eastern

Our special guest will be Lisa Lachri of Lachri Fine Art

Lisa Lachri has come a long way since she was a kid who was always sick. They weren’t aware that she had celiac disease so her immune system was very very bad. Being sick so often translated to being indoors drawing and coloring a lot. She spent enough time drawing that by the time she was in her teens she was above average in her drawing skills. 

She taught herself to paint through trial and error. She was working full time at animal hospitals when one day on the way home from working a vaccine clinic, she needed to pick up a frame for a painting that she was delivering to an art gallery that night. She landed in Michaels in LaVerne Ca. They had a sign looking for art teachers. This is where she started teaching art classes in 1999.

These days Lisa spends her time creating paintings and drawings and  making videos teaching and inspiring other artists through her 4 weekly videos on youtube and her weekly tutorials on Patreon.  You can watch this video of hers before the show to see a sample of her work!

Lisa says "Learning what I did through trial and error, I have a slightly different view on art. For me, art has never been about some elitist idea of the “right” way to create. Instead, I see the value in art for art’s sake. Art can be just about anything you can imagine or enjoy creating!! I don’t care about what process, tools or technique someone uses to create something beautiful! It’s the end result that matters to me."

In addition to her art, Lisa has been a violinist for 30 years. She grew up playing in the Claremont Youth Symphony Orchestra, then played in the Claremont Symphony Orchestra for several years. You can hear her play violin on many of her speed paintings and drawings.

You can follow Lisa on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Patreon, Google + and at Lachri Fine Art

You can join the show here and also join in on the live chat!

The free video Lisa mentioned can be found here http://www.lachri.com/crafty

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This Crafty Life Live - Season 2, Episode 2!!!

With Maymay Helms and Melody Lane
August 15, 2016 at 12 Noon Eastern

Our special guest will be Leo Kowal, Founder of Dreaming Tree

Dreaming Tree's seed was planted in 2015 by Leo Kowal (former co-founder of svgcuts.com and 2013 Martha Stewart American Made Award Winner) and he continues to set the bar for off-the-page 3D paper crafts.  Born in Rzeszów, Poland and raised on Chicago’s south side, Leo began his career in the IT world. When he wasn’t busy providing IT/Customer support for 3COM, MCI Worldcom, Chrysler and Sharp Electronics, or traveling the country training USRobotics’ call center agents, he pursued various creative outlets which included photography, videography and song-writing. Not fond of rules, and always questioning the status quo, he found himself loathing corporate structure and channeling his inner entrepreneur. Outside of the craft world, Leo plays guitar, writes music and is always on the lookout for that quintessential landscape photography. His work playlist consists of John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, J. Cole, Donell Jones, Dr. Dre, Wiz Khalifa, Beastie Boys, Steely Dan, Billy Currington, J. Davis Trio, Tycho and Helen Jane Long. Enjoy watching a tutorial on assembling one of his 3d projects!

You can follow Leo on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and learn more here.

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